Bollywood mourns Gauri Lankesh's death

[India], Sep 06 (ANI): Bollywood celebrities, including Javed Akhtar, Azmi Shabana? and Nandita Das?, have expressed their grief over the death of senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh.

According to reports, three unidentified men from close range shot the 55-year-old outside her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Bengaluru.

Following the news, Akhtar took to his Twitter account and wrote, "Dhabolkar , Pansare, Kalburgi , and now Gauri Lankesh . If one kind of people are getting killed which kind of people are the killers."

Urging punishment for the culprits, Azmi wrote on her Twitter handle, "#Gauri Lankesh shot dead outside her home.Shocking Devastating. Dabholkar Pansare Kalburgi Culprits must be punished."

Filmmaker and social activist Ashoke Pandit also posted, "Please do not forget to get your awards if U have any.#SelectiveActivism #RIPGauriLankesh"

Actress Nandita Das?, who was one of the admirers of the late journalist, also tweeted her condolences on Lankesh's death and wrote, "Shocked & devastated...A person I knew & admired. In recent times we have seen a sharp decline in human rights, free speech, civil liberties."